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Injuries to Pregnant Occupants in Automotive Crashes
Technical Paper
1998-12-0005
Published October 05, 1998 by Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine in United States
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English
Abstract
Injuries unique to pregnant occupants involved in motor- vehicle crashes include placental abruption, uterine rupture or laceration, and direct fetal injury. The mechanisms and characteristics of these injuries are discussed using examples from a literature review and from recent investigations of crashes involving pregnant occupants. In addition, a review of the relationship between the pregnant driver and automotive restraints and the steering wheel illustrates how injury potential may differ from the non-pregnant occupant.
Authors
- Kathleen DeSantis Klinich - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
- Lawrence W. Schneider - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
- Jamie L. Moore - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
- Mark D. Pearlman - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute